The no-good very nasty remastering of 'The Lord of the Rings'

PLUS: Cyberpunk 2077 posters, new Motorolas, and speedometer hacks. View this email in your browser  |  Manage newsletter subscriptions 02.02.21   LOOK HERE The iPhone's Face ID Will Soon Work With a Mask—If You Have an Apple Watch BY LAUREN GOODE Recognizing you while your face is covered is still pretty tough for a computer.   INEQUITY Those Most Likely to Get Covid Are Last in Line for Vaccines BY SIDNEY FUSSELL Distribution plans that favor people with time and internet access hurt Black and Latinx people disproportionately.   SURFACE LEVEL The World in Cyberpunk 2077 Is Hollow—the Posters Prove It BY STACEY HENLEY Sex and violence sells, I guess.   CLARITY The No-Good Very Nasty Remastering of The Lord of the Rings BY JASON KEHE In correcting every imperfection and sharpening every blur of his epic fantasy trilogy, Peter Jackson has violated a fundamental law of nature. GET WIRED Get 1 year of WIRED access for less than $1 per month. Tech news and analysis you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe now.   PRODUCT REVIEW The New Moto G Series Really Phones It In BY JULIAN CHOKKATTU Motorola's new phones will meet the most minimal of expectations.   DOT PHYSICS How to Use Your Speedometer to Figure Out Where Your Car Is BY RHETT ALLAIN You should never drive in a car with no windows. But in case you ever find yourself in one, you can use physics to get your bearings.   GAS GIANTS American Cities Are Way Underreporting Their Carbon Footprints BY MATT SIMON A modeling system called Vulcan shows that on average, cities across the country pollute 18.3 percent more than they've estimated.   MOVIES The Audio Design Hacks That Made 'Mank' Sound Like 'Citizen Kane' BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER Ren Klyce had to experiment with a lot of new ideas to make David Fincher's movie sound old.   BAD BUSINESS The Race Is On to Stop Scalping Bots From Buying All the PS5s BY WILL BEDINGFIELD, WIRED UK The pandemic, and the resulting supply chain damage, has kicked retail bots into full gear.     This e-mail was sent to you by WIRED. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, wired@newsletters.wired.com, to your address book.   View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe or Manage your newsletter subscriptions